Amy Griffin (author)

Amy Griffin is an American venture capitalist and author who founded G9 Ventures.^[1] Her 2025 memoir The Tell was an Oprah Book Club pick in March 2025 and became a New York Times bestseller later that month.^[2][3][4]

Griffin was born and grew up in Texas.^[5] Her father was CEO of Toot'n Totum, a Texas-based chain of convenience and auto-service stores.^[6] She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.^[7]

In her twenties, she worked in marketing and promotions at Sports Illustrated magazine.^[6] At 27, she married John Griffin, founder of hedge fund Blue Ridge Capital, on May 3, 2003.^[8][6]

In 2017, Griffin created G9 ventures, where she has helped to coordinate deals including Blackstone’s investment into Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine and Bumble’s IPO in 2021.^[8][1]

In 2021, she became a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.^[5][9]

In early 2025, Griffin published a book The Tell, about her experiences with processing trauma as a survivor of sexual abuse. The book became a New York Times Bestseller and was featured on Oprah’s book club in March 2025.^[3][10] In September 2025, some concerns came to light about the veracity of the claims Griffin made in her book.^[10] Debate about the book's realism arose partially because her memory of childhood sexual abuse in the 1980s was recalled while on MDMA.

• Griffin, Amy (2025-03-13). The Tell. Random House. ISBN 978-1-5299-3273-7.^[11][12]